Reply #88: second thru fifth grades, joey maggio had me squirming in my hush puppies.

[bettyellen]

i threw out all my morals for him. he had such bad grades he was in a danger of flunking third grade, so i started to let him cheat off of me, even though he never asked. all these other kids used to try because i was an "a" student, but i would hide my paper. until, joey, *sigh*.....i had been a really good kid.
in fourth grade when i went back to school after my sisters died, most of the kids were just so afraid of me, my best friend was out sick, and the others thought there was a curse on my family. he waited and skulked around for me and walked me home and pretended like it was nothing. i'll never forget that as long as i live.
a few months before he moved away he gave my brother a popcicle and told him he thought i was really cool. i almost died. he was my first kiss, and i think of him every time i go see my mom because i have to pass thet spot where i kissed him.
i used to draw so many pictures of him, i can still recall his face. i used burnt sienna and mahogany for his hair color and loved drawing his little freckles.